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NATO withdraws seven staff at Russian mission

NATOSecretaryGeneralJensStoltenbergonTuesdaysaidthealliancehadwithdrawnaccreditationofsevenstaffatRussianmissiontoNATO,sayingthemaximumsizeofthemissionhasbeenre

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Over 100 Russian diplomats expelled, what’s next may be less dramatic

ByAPDWriterXiaoMaInaconcertedeffort,theUnitedStates,14EuropeanUnionmembers,UkraineandCanadaonMondayorderedtheexpulsionofmorethan100Russiandiplomats,markingtheir

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US expulsion of Russian diplomats unfortunate, unfriendly: Russian envoy

TheU.S.decisiontoexpelRussiandiplomatsisa"veryunfortunateandveryunfriendlymove,"RussianAmbassadortotheUnitedNations(UN)VassilyNebenziasaidMonday.The60Russiandip

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England fans: Russian police witnessed supporters' behaviour in Amsterdam

England'sfootballpolicechiefsayseffortsintheleaduptotheWorldCuphavebeen"wasted"afterRussianpolicewitnessedthedrunkenbehaviourofEnglishfansintheNetherlands.TheNa

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Russian ambassadors 'summoned by EU neighbours'

RussianambassadorshavebeensummonedtoseveralEuropeanforeignministriesamidreportsofimminentdiplomaticexpulsions,reportssay.EUleadersagreedlastweekitwashighlylikel

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Russia faces wave of diplomatic expulsions

TheUnitedStatesanditsEuropeanalliesareexpellingdozensofRussiandiplomatsinaco-ordinatedresponsetothepoisoningofaformerRussianspyintheUK.Itissaidtobethelargestcol

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Death toll surges to 37 in Russian shopping mall fire, 69 others missing

Atleast37peoplewerekilledinafireinashoppingmallinthesouthcentralRussiancityofKemerovoonSunday,whilemanyothersaremissing,TASSnewsagencyreported,citingasourcewith

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Russia 'arming the Afghan Taliban', says US

RussiaissupportingandevensupplyingarmstotheTaliban,theheadofUSforcesinAfghanistanhastoldtheBBC.Inanexclusiveinterview,GenJohnNicholsonsaidhe'dseen"destabilising

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EU leaders: Russia is 'highly likely' responsible for ex-spy poisoning

EuropeanUnion(EU)leadersonThursdaygavecredencetotheUKallegationthatRussiais"highlylikely"responsibleforpoisoningaformerspyonBritishsoil–anassertionthatMoscowhas

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EU blames Moscow for UK spy attack, recalls envoy

EuropeanUnionleadersunitedbehindBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayonThursdayinblamingRussiaforanerveagentattackinEngland,andagreedtorecalltheirambassadortoMoscowfor

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UK’s May urges EU unity against Russia as Kremlin slams UK

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayurgedEuropeanUnionleadersonThursdaytouniteandcondemnRussia,asMoscowslammedtheU.K.asuntrustworthyinitsinvestigationofthepoisoningof

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Two Americans, one Russian blast off for ISS from Kazakhstan

Twoastronauts,acosmonautandaballsettobeusedintheforthcomingfootballWorldCupinRussiablastedoffWednesdayforatwo-dayflighttotheInternationalSpaceStation.NASA'sDrew

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Moscow insists on participation in ex-spy poisoning investigation

Moscowdeniedinvolvementinthepoisoningofex-spySergeiSkripalinBritainandinsistedondirectparticipationintheinvestigationoftheincident,anofficialsaidWednesday."Russ

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Russia launches manned spacecraft to International Space Station

ARussiancarrierrocketblastedoffonWednesdayfromtheBaikonurCosmodromeinKazakhstan,sendingthreeastronautsaboardtheSoyuzMS-08spacecrafttotheInternationalSpaceStatio

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UK considers additional financial sanctions on Russia

WithUK-RussiarelationsfallingtoalownotseensincetheColdWar,someinLondon’slargeRussianexpatcommunityarebeginningtothinkoftakingtheirmoneyelsewhere.Themovewouldhav

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Trump breaks ranks to congratulate Putin, plans meeting in near future

USPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidonTuesdaythathewillprobablymeetRussianPresidentVladimirPutin,whowonSunday'sRussianpresidentialelectioninalandslidevictory"inthenottood

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Spy poisoning: Expelled Russian diplomats leave London for home

The23RussiandiplomatsexpelledbytheBritishgovernmentleftLondonTuesdayontheirreturnjourneytoMoscow.Alongwithfamilymembers,afleetofcoachestransportedthe80departing